Mother nature hated racing last week as the Kyle Larson 1100 mile double turned into the 500 mile single and the Coca-Cola 600 turned into the Coca-Cola 374 thanks to rain. This week we head to a track that is still pretty new to the Cup Series, World Wild Technology Raceway (Gateway). Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at World Wide Technology Raceway ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Gateway.
In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Gateway.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Joey Logano 06/05/2022
Most Recent Winner: Kyle Busch 06/04/2023
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2022-15 | 7 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2023-15 | 1 | Kyle Busch |
– Based on the two Cup races here at Gateway starting in the Top 10 is a must if you want to win the race.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2022-15 | 24 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 2023-15 | 1 | Kyle Busch |
– Whereas both drivers that have won the races here at Gateway started Top 10, starting on Pole does not mean you finish Top 10.
| Race | Driver |
| 2023-15 | Kyle Busch |
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| — | — | — |
| Drivers to win all Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, all Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| — | — | — | — |
– In the 2 Cup races held here no driver has swept both stages.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 2023-15 | 49.79 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2022-15 | 8.98 | Joey Logano |
| 2 | 2022-15 | 8.98 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2023-15 | 49.79 | Kyle Busch |
– Last year Kyle Busch dominated the Gateway race leading almost half of the race en route to the win.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-15 | 49.79 | Kyle Busch | 1st | 7 | 2022-15 | 11.02 | Chase Briscoe | 24th |
| 2 | 2023-15 | 34.16 | Ryan Blaney | 6th | 8 | 2022-15 | 10.61 | Austin Cindric | 11th |
| 3 | 2022-15 | 26.94 | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 9 | 2022-15 | 8.98 | Joey Logano | 1st |
| 4 | 2022-15 | 17.14 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6th | T10 | 2022-15 | 4.90 | Kurt Busch | 3rd |
| 5 | 2022-15 | 13.88 | Michael McDowell | 18th | T10 | 2022-15 | 4.90 | Ryan Blaney | 4th |
| 6 | 2023-15 | 12.35 | William Byron | 8th |
– Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney have been great in the 2 Cup races at Gateway as they are the only drivers to lead in both Cup races here at Gateway, and they hold the 4 best Driver Ratings in the table below.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-15 | Kyle Busch | 139.7 | 1st | 6 | 2023-15 | Denny Hamlin | 115.9 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2022-15 | Kyle Busch | 135.4 | 2nd | 7 | 2022-15 | Aric Almirola | 112.2 | 5th |
| 3 | 2023-15 | Ryan Blaney | 121.5 | 6th | 8 | 2023-15 | Willia Byron | 108.9 | 8th |
| 4 | 2022-15 | Ryan Blaney | 118.2 | 4th | 9 | 2022-15 | Martin Truex Jr. | 106.7 | 6th |
| 5 | 2022-15 | Joey Logano | 118.1 | 1st | 10 | 2022-15 | Austin Cindric | 102.1 | 11th |
| Race | Driver | Finish | Race | Driver | Finish |
| 2022-15 | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 2023-15 | Kyle Busch | 1st |
| 2022-15 | Aric Almirola | 5th | 2023-15 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
– You can expect two drivers to run every lap in the Top 15 this weekend and finish Top 5 as that is what has happened in each of the first two races at Gateway.
| Most Lead Lap cars at finish of race | Fewest Lead Lap cars at finish of race | ||||
| Rank | Race | # of cars | Rank | Race | # of cars |
| 1 | 2022-15 | 31 | 1 | 2023-15 | 28 |
| 2 | 2023-15 | 28 | 2 | 2022-15 | 31 |
– If you’re in the race this weekend there is a good chance you finish on the lead lap since the lowest amount of lead lap cars at the finish has been 28 races.
| Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| T1 | 5th | 4.50 | 1 | 19th | 32.00 |
| T1 | 7th | 4.50 | T2 | 20th | 31.50 |
| 3 | 3rd | 5.50 | T2 | 26th | 31.50 |
| 4 | 13th | 6.50 | 4 | 9th | 30.00 |
| 5 | 21st | 8.00 | 5 | 34th | 28.50 |
| T6 | 2nd | 8.50 | 6 | 36th | 27.50 |
| T6 | 11th | 8.50 | T7 | 31st | 26.50 |
| 8 | 10th | 10.50 | T7 | 33rd | 26.50 |
| 9 | 1st | 12.50 | T9 | 14th | 26.00 |
| T10 | 4th | 13.00 | T9 | 16th | 26.00 |
| T10 | 22nd | 13.00 | T9 | 18th | 26.00 |
– The 5 best starting positions in the table above are all odd numbers and 4 of the worst 6 starting positions are even numbers, so starting in an odd position this weekend is better than even.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 137.55 | 2 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 100 | 2 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 119.85 | 2 | 2 | Joey Logano | 95.49 | 2 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 109.40 | 2 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 93.65 | 2 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 99.90 | 2 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 85.25 | 2 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | 94.70 | 1 | 5 | Kurt Busch | 83.67 | 1 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 94.20 | 2 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 81.15 | 2 |
| 7 | Aric Almirola | 86.45 | 2 | 7 | Austin Cindric | 69.67 | 2 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 84.70 | 2 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 68.44 | 2 |
| T9 | William Byron | 83.95 | 2 | 9 | Daniel Suarez | 66.80 | 2 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 83.95 | 2 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 64.96 | 2 |
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time |
Best Laps Led% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 1.50 | 2 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 38.32 | 13 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 2.00 | 2 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 19.47 | 43 |
| 3 | Kurt Busch | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8.61 | 10 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 5.00 | 2 | 4 | Michael McDowell | 6.97 | 38 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5.50 | 2 | 5 | William Byron | 6.15 | 17 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 8.00 | 2 | 6 | Chase Briscoe | 5.53 | 35 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 10.00 | 2 | T7 | Austin Cindric | 5.33 | 9 |
| T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12.00 | 2 | T7 | Kurt Busch | 4.90 | 14 |
| T8 | Aric Almirola | 12.00 | 2 | 9 | Joey Logano | 4.51 | 29 |
| T8 | Austin Cindric | 12.00 | 2 | 10 | Kyle Larson | 1.02 | 46 |
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 12.00 | 1 | ||||
– If you’re looking for who will do well and finish well this weekend look at the 2 tables above as there are 7 drivers that are in both the Avg. Finish and Laps Led% tables.
| Most Gateway Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| T1 | 29 drivers tied | 2 | T1 | 21 drivers tied | 100 | 2 |
– In addition to the 21 drivers that have ran every lap in both races ran here there are 10 drivers that have made just 1 start here and have ran every lap in that race.
| Most Gateway Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | T1 | Joey Logano | 50.00 | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 1 |
– In only two races at Gateway Kyle Busch has found a way to be the only driver that’s both in the Wins table above, and the Poles table below.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| Most Gateway Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | T1 | Joey Logano | 100 | 2 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 100 | 2 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 1 | T1 | Kurt Busch | 100 | 1 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 4 | Denny hamlin | 50.00 | 1 |
| Most Gateway Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | T1 | Joey Logano | 100 | 2 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 100 | 2 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 1 | T1 | Kurt Busch | 100 | 1 |
| T3 | Aric Almirola | 1 | T4 | Aric Almirola | 50.00 | 2 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 50.00 | 2 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 2 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 50.00 | 2 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 50.00 | 2 |
| Most Gateway Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | T1 | Joey Logano | 100 | 2 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 100 | 2 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 100 | 2 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 2 |
| T5 | 12 drivers tied | 1 | T1 | Kurt Busch | 100 | 1 |
| T6 | 11 drivers tied | 50.00 | 1 | |||
– Look for Team Penske to be strong this weekend as 2 of their 3 drivers have finished both Gateway races in the Top 10, and their drivers have combined to win half the stages as well.
| Most Gateway Stage Wins All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage Win% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage W’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage W% | Stage W’s |
| T1 | Kurt Busch | 1 | T1 | Kurt Busch | 50.00 | 1 |
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | T2 | Austin Cindric | 25.00 | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 25.00 | 1 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 25.00 | 1 |
| Most Gateway Stage T10’s All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage T10% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 4 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 100 | 4 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 4 |
| T3 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | T3 | Daniel Suarez | 75.00 | 3 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 75.00 | 3 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 3 | T3 | Joey Logano | 75.00 | 3 |
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 3 | T3 | Ross Chastain | 75.00 | 3 |
| T7 | Aric Almirola | 2 | T7 | Aric Almirola | 50.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Austin Cindric | 2 | T7 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Christopher Bell | 2 | T7 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | T7 | Kevin Harvick | 50.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 2 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 50.00 | 2 |
| T7 | William Byron | 2 | T7 | William Byron | 50.00 | 2 |
– Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney look to keep their perfect Stage T10% at Gateway alive this weekend.
| Most Gateway Starts without Win |
Longest Gateway Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 27 drivers tied | 2 | T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2022 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2023 | |||
| Most Gateway Starts without Pole |
Longest Gateway Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 27 drivers tied | 2 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 2022 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2023 | |||
| Most Gateway Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Gateway Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 26 drivers tied | 2 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 2022-2023 | |||
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2023 | |||
– Joey Logano and Kyle Busch look to keep their Top 3 and Top 5 finish streaks at Gateway alive this weekend.
| Most Gateway Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Gateway Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 22 drivers tied |
2 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 2022-2023 | |||
| T3 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 2023 | |||
| Most Gateway Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Gateway Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 14 drivers tied | 2 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 2022-2023 | |||
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2022-2023 | |||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 2022-2023 | |||
| T5 | 12 drivers tied | 1 | 2022-2023 | |||
– There are 12 drivers who have ran in both Gateway Cup races that are looking for their first Top 10 this weekend.
| Most Gateway Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Gateway Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | 26 drivers tied | 4 | T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 2022.15 s1 |
| T1 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2022.15 s2 | |||
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2023.15 s1 | |||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 2023.15 s2 | |||
| Most Gateway Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Gateway Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 4 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 2022.15 s1- 2023.15 s2 |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 4 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 2022.15 s1- 2023.15 s2 |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 4 | 3 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 2022.15 s2- 2023.15 s2 |
| T1 | B.J. McLeod | 4 | T4 | Aric Almirola | 2 | 2022.15 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | T4 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 2022.15 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Bubba Wallace | 4 | T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2022.15 s2- 2023.15 s1 |
| T1 | Chase Briscoe | 4 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2023.15 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 4 | T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2023.15 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Harrison Burton | 4 | T4 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2023.15 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Justin Haley | 4 | T4 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 2023.15 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 4 | ||||
| T1 | Todd Gilliland | 4 | T4 | William Byron | 2 | 2023.15 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Ty Dillon | 4 | ||||
– Only 13 drivers have ran in both races at Gateway and not gotten a Stage T10, and in all likelihood 10 of the 13 will look to change that this weekend.
